# Chapter 14: Thor Odinson
Lin Chen's Warehouse - Evening
Lin Chen sat at his desk, fingers steepled thoughtfully as he reviewed the data Daisy had compiled on the New Mexico incident. His mind wasn't entirely focused on the screen in front of him.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, drawing upon his vastly expanded mental power—a rating of 35.7, nearly forty times that of an average human. The mental acuity had transformed his cognitive capabilities into something almost superhuman.
Focus, he thought, visualizing a thick wooden chair positioned across the room.
The chair trembled slightly, its legs scraping against the concrete floor with a harsh sound. Lin Chen's brow furrowed with concentration as he pushed harder with his mind, visualizing the weight distribution, the mass, the resistance of matter itself.
The chair lifted an inch into the air, wobbling uncertainly. Sweat beaded on his forehead from the exertion. Telekinesis wasn't his ability its pure mental power.
But the magical knowledge he'd obtained from the Ancient One had given him foundational understanding of manipulating physical reality through will alone.
He focused harder, lifting the chair higher—six inches, then a foot. The wood groaned under the strain of invisible forces. His mental power was like an invisible hand, gripping the object, moving it through space without physical contact.
The key is precision, he understood instinctively. Not raw force, but controlled manipulation. Leverage through understanding rather than brute strength.
He pushed the chair backward, sliding it across the warehouse floor in a smooth arc. It crashed against the far wall with tremendous force, splintering on impact.
Approximately a hundred-meter range for precise telekinetic manipulation of small to medium-sized objects, he calculated mentally. Useful for disarming weapons, controlling objects during combat, creating diversions.
Lin Chen slumped in his chair, breathing heavily. The effort had drained roughly ten percent of his mental reserves.
"Boss, you okay?" Daisy asked through the intercom system, noticing the crash through the warehouse's security cameras.
"Fine. Just testing something." Lin Chen stood and stretched, his enhanced physique already recovering from the exertion of mental power. "What's the status on New Mexico?"
Daisy reported, her fingers flying across multiple keyboards simultaneously. "I managed to access satellite imagery. Whatever fell from the sky is approximately fifty kilometers south of a small town called Antigo. Population around eight thousand. Mostly farming community, very rural."
She paused, squinting at her screen. "S.H.I.E.L.D. is establishing a massive perimeter around the impact zone—military-grade security. Satellite uplink, ground-based radar."
Lin Chen pulled up the satellite imagery she'd transmitted to his phone. An enormous crater, several hundred meters across, with what appeared to be a large metallic object partially buried in raised bedrock at its center.
"That's Mjolnir," he murmured, recognizing the distinctive shape even from orbit. "Thor's hammer."
"A hammer caused that impact?" Daisy sounded skeptical. "That's not physics as I understand it."
"It's not Earth physics," Lin Chen replied, already heading toward the garage where his collection of vehicles was stored. "It's Asgardian technology. I need to see this in person."
"Be careful. S.H.I.E.L.D. has government authorization."
"I'm not worried about S.H.I.E.L.D.," Lin Chen replied with confidence.
---
Eight Hours Later - The Impact Crater - Dawn
The crater was even more massive in person than the satellite imagery had suggested. Nearly half a kilometer across, its walls steep and scarred from the impact. At the center, partially buried in raised bedrock, lay Mjolnir.
The hammer was enormous—roughly half a meter long, with a cubic head the size of a watermelon. Its surface gleamed with a subtle blue glow, and ancient runes covered every inch of its polished surface. Even to casual observation, it radiated power—an almost physical presence of Asgardian magic.
[DETECTED! Enchanted Artifact - Mjolnir]
[SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN PROGRESS...]
[ENCHANTMENT STRUCTURE:
Megical Binding (Odin's Work)]
├── Worthiness Requirement: Yes
├── Power Granting: Conditional
├── Lifting Capacity: Approximately 300 tons (base hammer weight)
├── Return Function: Automatic
└── Associated Powers:
├── Weather Manipulation (Lightning Generation)
├── Flight (through leverage and throw)
├── Durability Enhancement
├── Return on Command
└── Enchantment Negation
S.H.I.E.L.D. had already established a perimeter roughly a kilometer from the crater, with armed guards, surveillance equipment, and energy barriers marking the secured zone.
Lin Chen had already instructed Daisy to hack S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance feeds.
Lin Chen approached from the south. His enhanced perception allowed him to map every guard position, every potential threat with surgical precision.
Forty-three personnel on site, he calculated. Standard military-grade weapons, reinforced armor, professional training. Two helicopter gunships positioned for rapid response.
He moved with supernatural grace, using the natural terrain to obscure his approach. His enhanced physique allowed him to leap silently across obstacles that would slow normal humans. Within fifteen minutes, he was at the crater's edge, examining Mjolnir from close range.
The hammer was magnificent—ancient yet seemingly undamaged by its violent descent through Earth's atmosphere.
[DETECTED! Asgardian Runic Magic]
[ATTEMPTING TRANSLATION...]
The system provided partial translations:
"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
Simple in its construction, profound in its implications.
Lin Chen reached out and grasped the hammer's handle. The runes immediately flared blue, signaling rejection. But Lin Chen didn't release his grip.
Instead, he pulled with the full force of his 203.4-ton strength.
The effect was immediate and catastrophic.
The ground beneath Lin Chen's feet cracked. Long, jagged fissures spread outward from his position like a spider's web. The bedrock that formed the crater's floor couldn't withstand the tremendous strain his muscles were generating.
Large sections of stone began to crumble and collapse. Chunks of rock the size of cars tumbled into the crater below. The entire geological formation groaned under the stress, as if the Earth itself was in pain.
"Still not enough," Lin Chen muttered, straining harder.
The runes glowed brighter, pushing back against his effort. The rejection force was powerful, designed by Odin himself, but Lin Chen's strength was nearly sufficient to overcome it.
Then the hammer shifted.
Just slightly—a fraction of a millimeter—but it moved. The edge of the crater floor cracked further, an entire section of bedrock giving way under his force.
"Almost," Lin Chen breathed through gritted teeth, his muscles burning with effort.
He pulled one final time, putting every ounce of his 203.4-ton strength into the effort. The ground beneath him cratered completely, a section of earth nearly twenty meters across collapsing inward.
Mjolnir moved upward one inch off the ground. Then it fell back down with a heavy thud.
The runes flared brilliant blue, and an invisible force pushed him backward, sending him sliding across the stone. Not violent, but absolutely final in its rejection.
The message was clear: You are not worthy.
Interesting, Lin Chen thought, recovering his balance. I'm not deemed worthy by Odin's standards. Perhaps because I'm not a warrior in the traditional sense, or because I possess my own power source and don't require supplementation. Or perhaps because Odin itself interferes.
"But I can almost lift it," he calculated mentally. "With my current strength, I might be able to move it under ideal conditions. But Odin's enchantment is still more powerful than my raw strength."
He couldn't stay here any longer. S.H.I.E.L.D. would notice the seismic disturbance soon. He moved quickly, exiting the crater and retreating to a safe distance.
As he withdrew from the crater, Phil Coulson looked up from his monitors, his expression shifting slightly. He checked the surveillance feeds, but ultimately found nothing concrete.
Sensor malfunction, he decided, though he made a note to investigate the anomalies later. Something about the pattern felt wrong—too clean, too deliberate. But without physical evidence, it remained speculation.
---
Antigo - Main Street - Afternoon
The town of Antigo was exactly what Lin Chen had expected—small, quiet, the kind of place where everyone knew everyone else's business.
Lin Chen walked slowly down Main Street, using his enhanced perception to track the people in the town. His mental power allowed him to sense significant power sources—anything sufficiently unusual would stand out like a beacon to his heightened awareness.
Within an hour, he found him: a large blond man wandering somewhat aimlessly, his powerful frame suggesting considerable physical capability despite his apparent confusion about modern society.
Thor was still adjusting to being mortal. His enhanced senses and warrior reflexes were severely dulled by Odin's punishment, leaving him struggling with the weakness of human physicality.
Every minor inconvenience—the sun's heat, the hardness of the ground beneath his feet, the dull ache of exhaustion from simple walking—was a constant, infuriating reminder of his degradation.
A girl with dark hair was following several meters behind, her expression concerned but fascinated.
Jane Foster. Lin Chen recognized her immediately from his knowledge of the timeline.
Thor was staring at the town, his expression a mixture of confusion and wonder. The technology, the vehicles, the sheer strangeness of Earth's civilization was overwhelming to someone from Asgard, even someone who'd spent time on human realms before.
"You look lost," Lin Chen said, falling into step beside Thor with casual nonchalance.
Thor turned, his blue eyes studying this newcomer with the wariness of a warrior assessing a potential threat.
Despite his current weakness, generations of combat training and royal bearing remained evident in his posture.
"I am not lost," Thor replied, his voice carrying a Scandinavian accent. "I know exactly where I must go. There is something west of this place—I can feel it calling to me."
"Calling to you?" Lin Chen asked, his tone neutral.
"Yes. Like a connection, a pull. Something that belongs to me." Thor clenched his fists, frustration evident in his expression. "Something I must retrieve."
Lin Chen nodded slowly, processing this. Thor could sense Mjolnir's presence even from a distance. The connection between a god and their enchanted weapon transcended normal space.
"I might be able to help you," Lin Chen offered. "I have a vehicle. We could drive out there and investigate."
Behind Thor, Jane Foster had caught up, her scientist's mind immediately alert to the implications of this strange conversation.
"Thor?" she asked hesitantly, addressing the blond man as though they'd already been introduced. "Do you know this person?"
"I do not," Thor replied, his attention remaining fixed on Lin Chen. "But I sense something unusual about him. He is not ordinary."
"Neither are you," Lin Chen observed. "But that's a conversation for the drive."
---
Desert Highway - Heading West - Evening
Lin Chen drove his high-performance vehicle at a steady pace across the desert highway. Thor sat in the passenger seat, his massive frame barely fitting in the sports car. Jane and Erik Selvig sat in the back.
"So you're saying you're not from around here," Jane said, addressing Thor with the careful tone of someone trying to understand an unusual situation. "Where exactly are you from?"
"Far from here," Thor replied vaguely, his eyes fixed on the horizon where he could feel the presence of his hammer. "A place you would not understand."
"Try me," Jane said. "I have a degree in astrophysics. I understand quite a bit."
"My home exists in dimensions beyond your comprehension," Thor said, which was technically accurate but unhelpful. "It is called Asgard."
Erik, the physicist, leaned forward. "Asgard. As in Norse mythology?"
"Your ancestors encountered my people centuries ago," Thor explained. "They incorporated us into their cultural mythology. A common pattern when primitive civilizations encounter advanced technology."
"Advanced technology?" Jane's skepticism was evident. "You're talking about magic."
"Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic," Thor quoted, having apparently learned this phrase at some point.
Lin Chen drove in silence, monitoring the conversation but not participating. His focus was on reaching the crater before nightfall and observing the situation from a safe distance.
As they drove, Lin Chen's enhanced perception detected the energy signature of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s perimeter ahead—military-grade equipment, surveillance systems, armed personnel. The organization had done a thorough job of securing the area.
"We'll have to park here," Lin Chen said, pulling off the highway into a natural depression that would conceal the vehicle from aerial observation. "The rest is on foot."
---
The Impact Crater - Late Evening
The crater was illuminated by powerful floodlights that S.H.I.E.L.D. had installed.
The entire area was a military encampment of impressive scale—guard posts, equipment vehicles, surveillance equipment, communication arrays.
Lin Chen lifted small rocks mentally, creating subtle disturbances in the motion sensors. He twisted the thermal imaging feed, creating ghost signals that drew guard attention away from their approach.
He led Thor, Jane, and Erik around the perimeter using the natural terrain as cover. His enhanced physique and agility made navigating the difficult ground trivial. Thor's superior strength and instinct helped, though his current human weakness meant he struggled more than usual.
Jane and Erik, lacking any superhuman abilities, struggled significantly. But with Lin Chen's guidance and support, they managed to reach the crater's edge without being detected.
The hammer lay before them, gleaming under the moonlight. Even from this distance, its power was palpable—an almost physical presence of ancient magic.
Thor gasped when he saw it. "Mjolnir."
His voice carried such longing, such desperate need, that even Lin Chen felt a moment of sympathy for the fallen god.
"It's real," Jane whispered, her scientific mind unable to reconcile what she was seeing. "That's not possible. Mythological objects don't just exist."
"Many things are possible that your science has yet to accommodate," Lin Chen said quietly.
Lin Chen observed Thor's reaction carefully. The god was staring at his hammer with intensity that bordered on religious fervor. His hands were clenched into fists, his jaw tight with emotion.
"Go," Lin Chen said quietly. "Try to lift it."
Thor looked at him sharply. "What?"
"The hammer," Lin Chen repeated. "Try to lift it."
"I will," Thor said with absolute confidence, stepping down into the crater. "It is mine. I have wielded it for centuries. No force in the universe can keep me from—"
He reached the hammer and grasped its handle firmly. He pulled with the strength of a god, even weakened by Odin's punishment.
Nothing happened.
The hammer didn't move. Not even slightly.
Thor pulled harder, his muscles straining with effort. He planted his feet and heaved, drawing upon every ounce of his remaining power.
Still nothing.
"No," Thor breathed, his voice cracking slightly. "No, this cannot be. It is my hammer. MY hammer!"
He pulled again and again, each attempt meeting the same immovable resistance. The runes on the hammer's surface glowed faintly, as if mocking his efforts.
"What have you done?" Thor roared, turning to face Lin Chen, his eyes blazing with fury. "What curse have you placed upon it?"
"I've done nothing," Lin Chen replied calmly. "This is Odin's doing. Your father bound your power into that hammer, and he set conditions for its release."
"What conditions?" Thor demanded, climbing out of the crater with furious strides. "How do I meet them?"
But Lin Chen simply looked away, refusing to answer.
"Tell me!" Thor grabbed Lin Chen by the shoulders, his grief and rage manifest in his grip.
"That's for you to discover," Lin Chen said quietly. "I won't tell you what you need to do. If I did, the lesson would be meaningless."
Thor released him, stepping backward. His massive frame seemed to collapse in on itself, his confidence shattered by the hammer's rejection.
"My power is gone," he said, his voice hollow. "My home is unreachable. My father has abandoned me. And now even Mjolnir rejects me."
He sank to his knees, his shoulders slumping with defeat.
"This is not Odin's cruelty," Lin Chen said, his tone surprisingly gentle. "He hasn't abandoned you. He's testing you. There's a difference."
"How do you know this?" Thor asked, looking up at Lin Chen with desperation in his eyes.
"Because I understand...," Lin Chen replied. "And I understand fathers. They don't punish their children without reason."
Jane rushed down into the crater, beside kneeling Thor. "Hey, we'll figure this out. Whatever's happening here, there has to be a logical explanation."
"There is no logic to gods," Thor replied bitterly.
---
Return to Town - Midnight
They found a motel on the outskirts of Antigo and rented two rooms. Lin Chen stayed separate from the others, but not before giving Thor a simple instruction:
"Stay in town," Lin Chen said. "Don't try to retrieve the hammer again. Don't attempt anything reckless. Just stay here and think about what's really important to you."
Thor didn't argue. The defeat had broken something in him, leaving him numb and introspective.
---
Three Days Later - Main Street - Evening
The sound came first—a deep, thrumming hum that made the windows rattle and car alarms activate. The hum grew louder, more intense, until it became almost physical.
Then came the shadow.
A massive figure descended from the sky, its form humanoid but clearly artificial. The Destroyer was enormous—nearly four meters tall, its body composed of gleaming metal that seemed to absorb light itself. Its face was a smooth, featureless expanse except for two dark hollow optical sensors that swept across the town with terrifying precision.
The mechanical being landed in the center of Main Street with such force that the asphalt cracked and buckled.
Buildings on either side shook violently. A nearby car was crushed flat, metal screaming under the pressure.
Citizens screamed and ran in all directions.
[DETECTED! Asgardian Construct - The Destroyer]
[SYSTEM ANALYSIS: DESTROYER]
├── Structural Integrity: Extremely High
├── Power Output: Approximately 260-ton force equivalent (power is only this much because user loki isn't capable)
├── Durability: Enchanted Asgardian metal (near-indestructible)
├── Offensive Capability: Energy projection (laser-like thermal beams)
├── Speed: 45 mph sprint capacity
├── Intelligence: Remote-controlled (external operator suspected)
└── Primary Function: Warrior/Executioner
The Destroyer's optical sensors rotated, scanning the town methodically. Then it opened fire.
A beam of concentrated energy, white-hot and devastatingly powerful, erupted from the Destroyer's face.
The beam carved through a building like a knife through butter, the structure collapsing as its internal structure was incinerated.
"Oh my God!" Jane screamed from their vantage point, watching the carnage unfold below.
"What is that thing?" Erik breathed, his physicist's mind struggling to process what he was observing.
From their position on a rooftop, Lin Chen watched with analytical detachment. His system was already analyzing the Destroyer's capabilities.
The Destroyer continued its rampage through the town, systematically destroying buildings and infrastructure. Its red optical sensors searched methodically, as if looking for something specific.
It's searching for Thor, Lin Chen realized. The Destroyer has been sent to find and eliminate the Prince of Asgard.
Below them, people were dying. The Destroyer incinerated a group of fleeing civilians with a casual sweep of its energy beam.
"We have to do something!" Jane grabbed Lin Chen's arm desperately. "We have to help them!"
"There might be one thing," Thor said quietly, his voice carrying resignation. He was staring at the mechanical construct with the intensity of a warrior recognizing an ancient enemy.
"What?" Jane asked, hope flickering in her eyes.
"I can distract it," Thor replied. "Draw its attention away from the town. Give people time to evacuate."
Before anyone could argue, Thor began walking down the hillside toward the town.
---
**Main Street - Destroyer Encounter**
at the same time.
Thor's four good friends have been defeated by the Destroyer, and Thor understands that Loki wants his life.
The Destroyer was incinerating a small building when Thor stepped into its path, directly in the center of Main Street.
"I am Thor Odinson, Prince of Asgard!" Thor shouted, his voice carrying across the devastated town.
The Destroyer's head rotated toward this new target. For a moment, there was no response. Then the mechanical construct turned its entire body to face Thor.
Then Thor made his decision.
Thor walked toward the Destroyer. He spread his arms wide, deliberately making himself vulnerable.
"Brother, no matter what I did to make you go astray,"
Thor called out to the Destroyer, his voice carrying toward Asgard where Loki could hear him through the Destroyer.
"No matter what I did to make you do all this, I feel extremely sorry."
"But these people are innocent. They deserve to live. Kill them and you won't get any benefit."
"Take my life instead and end it all."
Loki, who was back in Asgard, could naturally hear Thor's words through the Destroyer. He was silent for a moment, whether he wanted to kill Thor or not.
They were brothers, after all.
Finally, Loki figured it out. Those who become great things don't cling to small grudges. The Destroyer raised its arm and punched Thor with devastating force.
Thor had been reduced to a mortal body. He couldn't resist the Destroyer's punch.
This blow was enough to kill him.
The impact was catastrophic. The force of the blow sent Thor flying backward, crashing through the wall of a building.
He lay in the rubble, gasping for breath, his ribs screaming with pain. Without his Asgardian durability, the impact had done serious damage. Thor was badly wounded. He closed his eyes as dizziness overwhelmed him.
Jane Foster rushed out from her shelter, running toward the collapsed building.
"It's over," Thor said weakly, his voice barely audible.
"No, it's not over yet," Jane Foster said, shaking her head.
"Jane, leave," Dr. Erik pulled Jane Foster away. "We can't help him here."
"It's over," Thor closed his eyes, accepting his fate.
---
Lin Chen's Position
Lin Chen was observing from a distance, but his enhanced senses were locked on the unfolding battle.
He'd been waiting, watching, letting events play out according to his calculations.
Now, he decided. It's time to make my move.
The Destroyer had Thor cornered against a collapsed building.
The mechanical construct raised its arm, preparing to deliver the killing blow that would crush the powerless god.
Thor, who had regained consciousness, raised his arms defensively, accepting his fate. After centuries of arrogance and pride, perhaps this was justice.
But before the blow could land, Lin Chen appeared.
[DING! DETECTED: Strength +55 tons]
[CONFIRM Y/N]
Lin Chen selected Y mentally and grabbed the Destroyer's arm, his enhanced strength allowing him to hold back the mechanical warrior's force. For a moment, they stood locked in contest—Lin Chen's current strength against the Destroyer's force.
The Destroyer's strength was nearly equal, but it was still greater.
Lin Chen was pushed backward, his feet sliding across the pavement. He couldn't overpower the construct directly. But he didn't need to.
Using his newly acquired strength, he lifted an entire section of building debris and threw it at the Destroyer. The mechanical construct had to raise its arms and block the attack.
[DING! DETECTED: Strength +51.6 tons]
[CONFIRM Y/N]
Lin Chen selected Y again. His strength finally reached 310 tons.
Lin Chen raised his hands, and powerful lightning currents began to gather around him. He pointed toward the Destroyer, and thick bolts of lightning struck it, causing it to be thrown away from the impact.
But the damage was not as severe as he'd hoped.
The moment had arrived. This was the critical test.
Thor had spent his entire existence taking what he wanted, assuming his birthright was automatic.
But his father had shown him the truth: worthiness was not given. It was earned.
An innocent town full of people who meant nothing to him were dying.
Thor could use his wits to escape, could find shelter, could survive.
Or he could make the sacrifice.
Suddenly, something extraordinary happened.
The hammer responded.
The explosion bloomed across the desert floor like a nuclear detonation, vaporizing sand and rock in a massive crater.
For a moment, there was only silence.
Then came the thunder.
Real thunder, accompanied by lightning so bright it turned the dark, cloudy weather into brilliant day.
A hammer appeared in the sky, moving faster than sound, defying all physical laws as it traveled at speeds approaching light.
Mjolnir smashed into the Destroyer with apocalyptic force.
The mechanical construct was obliterated, reduced to fragments of twisted metal scattered across the desert floor. The hammer's impact created a shockwave that overturned surrounding objects and structures.
As the dust settled, Thor stood in the center of Main Street, and in his hands rested Mjolnir.
His body was wreathed in Asgardian armor and lightning. His eyes blazed with divine power.
The Prince of Asgard had reclaimed his birthright.
Thunder roared across the sky. Storm clouds gathered above the town, swirling into a vortex centered on Thor's position.
"Thank you, Father," Thor whispered, understanding finally flooding through him. "I understand now."
He raised Mjolnir above his head, and the sky itself seemed to respond.
Lightning danced between his fingers as he channeled the full power of his godhood.
[Name: Thor Odinson]
[Bloodline: God King (Unawakened)]
[Strength: 230-300 tons (Note: Thor's physical capabilities are based on his divine power)]
[Physique: 1887.5 (with divine power)]
[Agility: 19 m/s]
[Mental Power: 4.5]
[Abilities: Weather & Lightning Manipulation (when using Mjolnir), (Older = More Powerful)]
[DING! DETECTED: Agility +2.33]
[DING! DETECTED: Physique +580]
[DING! DETECTED: Weather & Lightning Manipulation (Complete - no longer needs Mjolnir)]
[CONFIRM Y/N]
Lin Chen smiled with satisfaction and selected Y. Immediately, he felt warm energy filling his body, strengthening his physique. He felt electromagnetic field movements for weather changes and temperature regulation. He felt it but knew he would need to master and control this ability to achieve perfection.
The fight soon ended. The remaining fragments of the Destroyer were vaporized, reduced to nothing but ash and melted metal.
---
Later That Night - On a Hillside
Thor stood on a hillside, looking at Mjolnir in his hands. Lin Chen and Jane stood beside him, still processing everything that had happened.
"So you really are a god," Jane said quietly.
"Yes," Thor nodded gently. "A god to your people's mythology."
"And you understand why you couldn't lift it before?"
Thor nodded slowly. "My father forced me to choose—my pride and power, or the lives of innocents. I chose to sacrifice myself for others. Only then did I prove myself worthy."
He looked at Jane with genuine gratitude.
"Thank you. For believing in me even when I didn't believe in myself."
---
Asgard - The Throne Room
Back in Asgard, the Destroyer failed to kill Thor, and Loki knew that he had to speed up his plan.
Arriving at the Bifrost, Loki opened the portal.
He made an agreement with the King of the Giants of Jotunheim, letting them enter Asgard to assassinate the Father of Gods, Odin.
But in fact, Loki's real purpose was to kill the King of the Giants of Jotunheim and use the Bifrost's power to completely destroy Jotunheim once and for all.
The portal opened, but it was not just the King of Giants of Jotunheim who arrived.
An entire army emerged.
"Lauf, this is not the same as we agreed," Loki demanded.
"The new king of Asgard, if you save Asgard under the army of the Giants of Jotunheim, your people will love you even more," Lauf let out a deep laugh.
"This is different from what we agreed. I can't let your army invade Asgard."
"Then you will die," an ice blade appeared in Lauf's hand, piercing Loki's body in an instant.
Loki's figure flickered and disappeared.
In the temple, Loki was actually sitting on the throne. He roared angrily.
"There are enemies invading. Kill them all."
---
Back on Earth - The Bifrost Teleportation Site
Thor and his companions arrived at the Bifrost teleportation point, a naturally occurring phenomenon in the desert near Antigo.
"Heimdall, please open Bifrost," Thor stood at the Bifrost teleportation point and shouted to the sky, but he didn't see a reply.
"Heimdall?" Thor asked again, but still didn't receive an answer.
"He didn't respond," Thor said.
"Then we have nothing to do," the bearded Asgardian soldier said helplessly.
They were not magicians like Loki. They couldn't find a way to enter Asgard without Heimdall's assistance.
"Heimdall, can you hear me? We need you," Thor called out desperately.
"Heimdall, please come out."
Thor's words allowed Heimdall, who was far away in Asgard, to break free from the shackles of ice that imprisoned him. After beheading several Giants of Jotunheim, Heimdall inserted the long sword into the Bifrost activation groove.
Afterwards, Heimdall collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
In the sky above them, a tornado cloud appeared.
As Thor knew, Bifrost opened.
A swirling portal of energy and light appeared, connecting Earth to Asgard.
"I want to return to Asgard now, but I assure you that I will return to you," Thor said, looking at Jane with genuine emotion.
He kissed the back of her hand, a gesture both tender and noble.
"Good. Be safe," Jane said, her voice trembling slightly.
Bifrost opened, and Thor and his group of four Asgardian warriors stepped through the portal toward Asgard.
---
On Another Hilltop - Lin Chen's Position
Lin Chen stood alone, observing the scene with satisfaction as the portal closed behind them.
"Well, that worked out better than I expected," he said to himself.
"The Destroyer provided valuable combat data and strength enhancements," Lin Chen replied, reviewing the information his system had gathered. "And Thor has reclaimed his full power."
[HOST STATUS ]
├── Strength: 310 tons
├── Physique: 2747.6
├── Agility: 32 m/s
├── Mental Power: 37.8
└── Special Abilities: [Previously listed] + Weather & Lightning Manipulation (Town Level)
Lin Chen pulled out his phone and called Daisy.
"Boss, where are you?" Daisy asked immediately.
"In New Mexico. Thor just went to Asgard. I need you to monitor the situation of city. "
"On it," Daisy replied, her fingers already flying across her keyboards.
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[TO BE CONTINUED...]